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TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Oil minister said President Rouhani today will officially propose a new plan for oil and gas cooperation in the Caspian Sea to his Azerbaijani counterpart.
In time with today’s visit of Azerbaijani

Baku, February 23, AZERTAC
Following a ceremony of signing documents, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani have made statements for the press.
Statement by President Ilham Aliyev:
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By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR-AQS drilling has started drilling a new well at the Western Absheron field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, the company told Trend Feb. 15.
“The drilling of the horizontal

BP Azerbaijan, which is the operator of the Shallow Water Absheron Peninsula (SWAP) Contract Area, has published the report on the Environmental and Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the 3D seismic survey within the contract area.
The 3D seismic

By Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:
Azerbaijani State Oil Company (SOCAR) will produce nearly 11,000 tons of oil and over 5.8 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas annually by putting into operation a new well on Oil Rocks offshore field,

By Azad Hasanli - Trend:
The implementation of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project gave considerable impetus to the implementation of other energy projects, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak said.
He made the remarks during the second

By Farhad Daneshvar – Trend:
A train will run twice a week between Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan city and Iran’s Mashhad city, an Iranian envoy has told Trend.
Iran’s Consul General in Nakhchivan Mansour Airom has said that Javid Gurbanov, head of Azerbaijan Railways

Elena Kosolapova – Trend:
The Southern Gas Corridor project, which envisages transportation of the Azerbaijani gas to Europe, has enjoyed strong political support from the EU as it is seen as allowing for diversification of supplies and routes, as it would

Trend:
Azerbaijan and Hungary can jointly work in Iran, Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev said.
He made the remarks during Azerbaijan-Hungary business forum in Baku March 6.
The business forum is being held during the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to

/By Azernews/
By Aynur Karimova
Azerbaijan and Iran, both nations enjoying huge natural gas reserves in the world, have a potential to become key suppliers of gas to the European market, Omid Shokri Kalehsar believes.
The energy

Diplomatic attention has intensified on the project of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) while both obstacles to and incentives for its realization increase. Turkmenistan's commitment to the project may be inferred from the finally completed construction of its East-West Pipeline

By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
The US company Greenfields Petroleum for the third time has prolonged the loan agreement on the allocation of funds to develop the Bahar-Gum Deniz block of Azerbaijani oil and gas fields in the Caspian Sea and

By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide expert assistance to the Coordinating Council on Transit Freight of Azerbaijan in expanding the functionality of the Council’s electronic portal, Azerbaijani deputy minister of economy, Sahil Babayev

By Gulgiz Dadashova
Greenfields Petroleum Corporation, engaged in development and production of proven oil and gas reserves mainly in Azerbaijan has announced about prolonging the loan agreement stipulating funding of the development of the Bahar-Gum Deniz block of Azerbaijani

By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
Azerbaijan’s gas reserves are quite enough to fill Southern Gas Corridor (SGC), Natiq Aliyev, Azerbaijani energy minister, said in an interview with Natural Gas Europe.
He said that the project is designed to export Shah Deniz gas

Azerbaijan’s state oil firm SOCAR says it is looking to revive trade with Iran as the two neighbors are strengthening relations after the lifting of sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to

Baku, AZERTAC
Azerbaijan and Iran have discussed operational conditions on the state border as Chief of the State Border Service Elchin Guliyev met with commander of the Iranian Border Guard Qasem Rezaee.
They explored prospects of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan’s State Border

The security architecture of the Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed inland body of water in the world, may soon change. Of all the states that border the sea — Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan — Russia has the

By Aynur Karimova
Azerbaijan and Qatar, the two energy-rich countries located in the South Caucasus and the Middle East regions, respectively, have expressed intention to further develop both political and economic relations.
President Ilham Aliyev believes that the two countries should raise

The 4th Global Baku Forum titled 'Towards a Multipolar World' has started in Baku today.
Its opening is attended by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s first lady Mehriban Aliyeva and the vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,

By Farhad Daneshvar – Trend:
Iranian police have seized about 600 kilograms of narcotics within the past 11 months, which were to be trafficked into Azerbaijan, Commander of Iran's Border Police Brigadier-General Qasem Rezaei told Trend in Baku.

By Elchin Mehdiyev, Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:
The Southern Gas Corridor project will become a new energy source for Europe, Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Natig Aliyev said March 11.
He made the remarks during the discussion ‘The future of energy, the future of

By Vagif Sharifov, Anakhanum Khidayatova – Trend:
Trend Agency has had an exclusive interview with the President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili, who earlier arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to take part in the Fourth Global Baku Forum.
The interview with

By Huseyn Valiyev – Trend:
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan consider opening a new route on the Caspian Sea, said Javid Gurbanov, head of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC.
He made remarks at an international scientific conference titled "The role of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan on the

On February 23, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited Tehran, where he met with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani. Notably, the two presidents signed 11 memoranda of understanding (MoU) across several areas of cooperation, including energy, the economy and transport (IRNA,

By Aygun Badalova, Elena Kosolapova - Trend:
The Southern Gas Corridor, which proposes gas supplies from the Caspian region to Europe, is an essential project and must be supported, the British Transatlantic and Caucasus Studies Institute director Ziba Norman told Trend.
“The

Baku - APA-Economics. Ali Hasanov, Azerbaijani president's aide for public and political affairs, has called on Japanese companies to join an initiative to transport gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe on a route that does not go through

The Caspian Sea is situated on the border of Europe and Asia. It is bordered with the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Iran. The Caspian is the largest inland body of water in the world.
Since the ancient

by Farid Rauf oglu Shafiyev
The Caspian Sea is the largest closed water body in the world and is surrounded by five states--Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. It has an area of 440,000 square kilometers with an ultra-depth of 1,025

TransCaspian 2016, the 15th Anniversary International Transport, Transit and Logistics Exhibition, will take place from 11 - 13 May at Baku Expo Centre. This year, the exhibition is marking its 15th anniversary.
Over the years, the exhibition has established itself as

Azerbaijan is Kazakhstan’s strategic partner in the Caucasus.
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev made the remark during the meeting with Azerbaijan’s new ambassador to Kazakhstan Rashad Mammadov, KAZINFORM news agency reported on March 15.
“We actively cooperate in the spheres of energy, logistics

Trend:
The terror attacks on Turkey will have no effect, said Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, while making the statement for the media, following the fifth meeting of the Turkey-Azerbaijan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Ankara, March 15.
“First of all, on behalf

By Gulgiz Dadashova
Greenfields Petroleum Corporation, engaged in development and production of proven oil and gas reserves mainly in Azerbaijan, has inked a deal to purchase a 66-percent stake in the Bahar Energy Limited Operating Company, a source in the country’s

By Aynur Karimova
Amid the global economic crisis, sharp drop in crude prices, political chaos and bloodshed in the Middle East, as well as increased threat of terrorism, cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey gains much more importance.
From this angle, Azerbaijani President

President Erdoğan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Aliyev met at the fifth Azerbaijan-Turkey High Strategic Cooperation Council, where Erdoğan announced that the works for the construction of the TANAP are progressing as planned
The fifth Azerbaijan-Turkey High Strategic Cooperation Council

Road and Traffic 2016, the 6th Caspian International Road Infrastructure and Public Transport Exhibition, will be held at Baku Expo Center on May 11-13.
Road&Traffic is the region’s leading trade event bringing together professionals in road and tunnel planning and construction,

By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
The Southern Gas Corridor project’s (SGC) net financial needs for operations and capex will be close to $8.4 billion in 2016-2019, said the message of the international ratings agency Fitch Ratings on March 17.

By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are working on the issue of signing certain documents as a part of laying the Caspian segment of the Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway (TASIM) project, Elmir Velizade, Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Communications and

By Aygun Badalova - Trend:
Construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will not only contribute to energy security, but also will increase competitiveness, boost job creation and growth, Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission’s vice-president for Energy Union, said in an

By Aynur Karimova
The Southern Gas Corridor project, aiming to bring the Caspian gas to Europe, is one of the biggest construction projects of our time.
This was announced by Vice-President of the European Commission for Energy Union, Maros Sefcovic at the

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Russia has remembered the project of construction of the canal Caspian Sea –Persian Gulf, developed for the first time by Russian engineers in 1889-1892.
Thus, the portal of Russia’s Military & Industrial Courier points out that today such a

By Prof. Dr. Rovshan Ibrahimov*
Dr. Vassilios Sitaras recently published a policy brief for CCEE titled “Transporting Gas Across the Caspian: A New Option”, proposing an alternative method for delivering natural gas from Turkmenistan across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan and

The Early Temples and Monuments of the Alban People in Ancient Azerbaijan
According to the information gleaned from numerous historical sources, the territories of ancient Azerbaijan, known as Caucasian Albania (not to be confused with the modern-day Albania in Europe) covered

By Anvar Mammadov – Trend:
Azerbaijan's Southern Gas Corridor Company printed its $1bn 10year bond on Thursday 80bp back of the sovereign curve, benefiting from an explicit state guarantee, Global Capital agency reported.
Initial price thoughts for the 10 year bond were

Trend:
Joint military exercises of Azerbaijani and Turkish air forces, TURAZ Shahini–2016, have wrapped up in Konya, Turkey, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said March 25.
Azerbaijani Air Force Commander, Lieutenant-General Ramiz Tahirov and Commander of the Turkish Air Force

Trend:
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry and the US Department of Defense held bilateral consultations in the defense sector in Washington March 23, according to the message of Azerbaijani Embassy in the US.
Issues of military cooperation in the context of strategic cooperation between

Nearly 150 political activists and rights campaigners have been released in Azerbaijan as the government of President Ilham Aliyev attempts to deflect international criticism of its human rights record.
The dissidents were pardoned on Thursday as part of an amnesty

By Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:
Azerbaijani gas price for European countries will be set on the Turkish border, Milliyet newspaper reported citing Gurkan Kumbaroglu, president of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE).
He said Turkey can play a key role in

Trend:
Armenian armed forces have broken the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 112 times by using 60 and 82 mm caliber mortars in various parts of the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian armies in the last 24 hours, Azerbaijani defense ministry said

Trend:
The information spread by the Armenian side that allegedly, Armenian civilians suffered as a result of the shelling by Azerbaijani armed forces, is false, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry told Trend March 26.
Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry denies these allegations of Armenians who suffer

Trend:
Azerbaijani serviceman, lance sergeant Elshad Abbaszade was killed as a result of armed clashes on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian armies on March 25, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.
Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry has expressed deep condolences to the relatives and

The Caspian Sea is an important, if often overlooked, region in regard to many of the challenges the U.S. faces around the world, such as a resurgent Russia, an emboldened Iran, wavering allies, growing China, and the rise of Islamic

The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, a part of the Azerbaijan-initiated giant Southern Gas Corridor, is not just a major investment for Greece, but also a significant geopolitical tool for this country.
Such a remark was made by TAP's country Manager for Greece, Rikard

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Political support for third countries often becomes unaffordable for regional powers during economic difficulties.
Perhaps, in “peacetime” Iran and Russia considered the idea to include Armenia at least in some regional infrastructure projects, including transport, but today the main issue on

Director of the Zoology Institute of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Ilham Alekperov spoke about new discoveries and breakthroughs in this field while talking to Day.Az.
“Activity of the Zoology Institute covers all issues related to the fauna of

WorldFood Azerbaijan 2016, one of the most important and significant events in the region’s food industry, will take place from May 19-21 at Baku Expo Center. Over the years, the exhibition has established itself as a leading event in

Azerbaijan’s Southern Gas Corridor project, aimed to bring gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe, will start operating in two-three years due to support from the US government, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated on Wednesday in joint remarks

Another provocation by pro-Armenian congressmen raises questions, though, in fact, they called for the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from Azerbaijan’s occupied lands.
The message from the ARFD Hay Dat Committees of Armenians in the US read that 54 members of

Trend:
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has met with President of the Rumsfeld Foundation and former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld within the framework of the working visit to the US, the website Georgia Online reported.
At the meeting, Margvelashvili said in

Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran will meet in Baku on April 7, said Mariya Zakharova, spokeswoman for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, Trend’s correspondent reported March 31.
She said that during the meeting the Azerbaijani, Russian and Iranian FMs – Elmar

By Elena Kosolapova - Trend: Despite the fact that the European Union is ready to resume talks with Russia over the South Stream gas pipeline, the project should fully comply with the rules of the Third Energy Package, independent European

Maritime and transport officials, as well as representatives of the shipping industry, from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan today concluded a two-day seminar organised in the Azerbaijani capital Baku by the EU-funded transport programme TRACECA. The meeting discussed international regulations for

President Vladimir Putin is deeply concerned about the reports of the renewed military actions along the contact line in Azerbaijan’s occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region, TASS news agency quoted the Russian president's spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying Apr. 2.
Putin called on the

Iran to start new round of regional diplomatic initiatives in coming days, Tehran’s envoy to Baku, Mohsen Pak Ayeen said.
“In coming days we will witness more intensified regional diplomacy of Iran, as trilateral meetings are on the agenda,” Pak Ayeen

On April 2, Armenia and Azerbaijan declared a dramatic escalation of the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Baku and Yerevan traded blame for breaching the truce in the conflict and reported heavy fighting in the area.
The

The problem between Azerbaijan and Armenia must be solved immediately, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Sunday, Anadolu reported.
"It (the problem along the contact line) should be solved within the framework of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity," Cavusoglu told reporters in Turkey's southern

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Armenian armed forces have broken the ceasefire with Azerbaijan on the frontline in Fuzuli, Terter and Aghdam districts, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan told Trend.
According to the ministry, the fighting currently continues.
Earlier Azerbaijan unilaterally suspended the counter-attacks and response

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has held talks over phone with with Azerbaijani and Armenian defense ministers on the situation in Azerbaijan’s occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has called for a truce and resolving the existing dispute

Azerbaijan has further reduced cargo tariffs with a view to enhance the competitiveness and efficiency of transit transport corridors passing through its territory and attract additional cargo traffic to these corridors.
The Caspian Shipping CJSC decided to make a 20-percent discount

Now Armenians, Azerbaijanis and the wider world have been reminded that this conflict is a tinderbox that can still ignite to disastrous effect. The 1994 ceasefire has been shattered. The main victims amongst several dozen dead are the young conscripts

Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ACSC) announced that the company will buy six vessels for the operation in the Black and Mediterranean Seas.
Three vessels will be handed over to the shipping company on April 11, while the remaining three by late

Trend:
As part of an official opening of the 4th international Caspian Energy Forum - 2016, to be held in Baku on Nov.30, 2016, Azerbaijani President and Chairman of the Caspian European Club (Caspian Business Club) Ilham Aliyev will be presented

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A communiqué has been issued on the results of the trilateral meeting of the Azerbaijani, Russian and Iranian foreign ministers in Baku Apr.7.
The parties agreed to continue the further development of cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, partnership and

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Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia attach great importance to the transport corridors passing through these countries, and in particular the railway networks, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
He made the remarks at a press conference following the trilateral meeting of the

Caspian littoral countries agreed on a number of important provisions of the draft Convention, including issues related to sovereignty, the implementation of sovereign rights and jurisdiction of the parties in the Caspian Sea.
This is reflected in the final Communiqué

Moscow, Baku May Invest in Iran-Related Projects
Azerbaijan continues to work on several energy and transport enterprises with Russia and Iran, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
BAKU (Sputnik) — Russia and Azerbaijan are working

Solve the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Before It Explodes
For almost three decades, the most dangerous unresolved conflict in wider Europe has lain in the mountains of the South Caucasus, in a small territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh. In the

Azerbaijan achieves milestones in energy policy in Q1 2016
The energy policy of Azerbaijan, which has turned into one of the main guarantors of Europe’s energy security, recorded important achievements and milestones of historical significance in the first quarter of 2016.
Energy

North-South Corridor from Russia to India to compete with Suez Canal
Following talks with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has revealed that Russia has agreed to begin substantive studies on the implementation of

Bryza: Putin controls the situation in Karabakh
Former US ambassador in Baku wrote an article about the conflict.
Moscow independently acts to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, while Washington does not take part in what's happening between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Russian authorities

Russia, Azerbaijan agree to activate Russian-Azerbaijani Business Council
visit of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev in Baku has led to a number of economic agreements.
"We’ve agreed that we will intensify the work of the Russian-Azerbaijani Business Council

Azerbaijan to take decisive measures towards army building
Azerbaijan has set a goal to take decisive measures towards army building in 2016.
Today, the Azerbaijani army is among the strongest armies in the world both for its material and technical equipment,

Azerbaijan invites U.S. companies to Baku-based FTZ
Azerbaijan has invited the U.S. Agency for International Development and other organizations to participate in the establishment of a free trade zone in the Alat settlement of Baku.
Azerbaijan's Economy and Industry Minister Shahin

President Aliyev meets Iranian counterpart
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani in Istanbul.
The presidents hailed dynamic development of Azerbaijani-Iranian bilateral and multilateral relations and cooperation in various

Armenia's Eurasian Dilemma
Today in Armenia, which is an ally of Russia in the South Caucasus, the public, the expert community and various political forces are discussing the practicability of membership in organizations that are not able to

Mahmoud Vaezi to pay visit to Azerbaijan
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi is to make a two-day visit to Azerbaijan.He will participate in the ceremony of laying the railway bridge at the Astara river.
According to the

Maria Zakharova on Karabakh: the work is in progress
Russia continues its efforts to achieve a comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said today, answering the question of ‘Vestnik

Date of groundbreaking ceremony of railway bridge between Azerbaijan and Iran announced
Groundbreaking ceremony of the railway bridge over Astara River will be held on April 21, head of Iran Railways company Mohsen Purseyid Agai told APA’s Tehran bureau.
According

Foundation of a rail bridge of Azerbaijani and Iranian parts of Astara to be laid this week
The construction of railway bridge Astara (Azerbaijan) – Astara (Iran) is to kick off this week, abc.az reports.
The Iranian media write, the

NATO-Russia: No "business as usual"
DIPLOMACY
NATO and Russia held "frank and serious" talks despite "profound disagreements" as their ambassadors met on Wednesday for the first time since 2014, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said. The two sides agreed to keep communicating

Larijani in Moscow urges expansion of trade ties with Asia
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani who was in Moscow to attend a summit of Eurasian parliament members held talks with counterparts of other Asian countries on ways to

Karabakh conflict discussed in Tokyo
The Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as further developments of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Japan was high on the agenda of the annual meeting of the Inter-parliamentary Friendship League.
Addressing the event, Gursel Ismayilzade, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador

Azerbaijan, appropriate tourism destination for Russians
A tense situation between some countries hamper tourism sector in many tourist attractive counties.
Director of Summer Tour travel company Aykhan Allazli claims that Azerbaijan can become a new destination for Russian tourists.
He said that

President Aliyev presents ‘Dostluq’ Order to Iranian minister Vaezi
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Minister of Information and Communications Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran, co-chairman of Azerbaijan-Iran State Commission

Iran-Azerbaijan trade turnover up by 53%
Trade turnover between Iran and Azerbaijan has increased by 53 percent in the first three months of the current year, said Iran's ICT Minister Mahmoud Vaezi speaking to reporters in Baku April 21.
Vaezi, who

Iran is ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan to develop fields in the Caspian Sea, said Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi.
He made the remarks during the meeting of the Azerbaijani and Iranian delegations in Baku.
The minister

Azerbaijan to reduce gas consumption thanks to wind farms in Caspian Sea
Construction of wind farms on the platforms in the Caspian Sea will save about 200,000 cubic meters of gas per year, Akim Badalov, head of the State Agency

Christians in Azerbaijan mark Easter
The Russian Information and Cultural Center in Baku hosted Easter Charity Bazaar on April 21-22, Trend Life reports.
A fascinating event, organized by the Russian embassy in Azerbaijan and the Baku and Caspian eparchy of the

Fairmont Baku; Mastering the art of travel in Paris
Extraordinary journey to Paris within "The Art of Travel" project of Fairmont Baku gave an opportunity to participants of the project to experience gorgeous Paris in the most exclusive way. One of

Azerbaijan's nimble gas plans
Azerbaijan, a key energy player in Eurasia, today is completely successful country both in terms of production and in terms of transportation of energy resources, and the country is committed to make great strides to boost

Azerbaijan may discover additional gas condensate reserves
Azerbaijan has all opportunities for discovering additional gas condensate reserves at its fields in the Caspian Sea, said Natig Aliyev, Azerbaijani energy minister.
The minister made the remarks Apr. 25 at the SOCAR International

BP with partners invest $58B in Azerbaijan
The British BP company and partners have invested $58 billion in Azerbaijan's projects over the period of its activity.
The statement came from Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli, BP's regional vice president, said Apr. 25, Trend reports.
He

Iran, Azerbaijan to step up ICT coop
In a meeting between Iran's ICT minister and Azeri counterpart in Baku, the two sides stressed cooperation in the fields of communication, satellites, post and post bank.
Mahmoud Vaezi, who is

All oil terminals with a total capacity of more than 1.5 million cubic meters, Azerbaijan has at disposal both in the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, are in demand for transshipment of crude oil and petroleum products.
Kamran Mammadzadeh, deputy

Shipments from Asia to Europe can be moved three times faster through Trans-Caspian corridor
By using the Trans-Caspian corridor, shipments from Asia to Europe can be moved three times faster in comparison to the maritime route, said Azerbaijani ambassador to

Russian Embassy thanks Azerbaijan for assistance in saving Palflot-2 tanker
The Russian Embassy in Baku has thanked Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Emergency Situations, State Maritime Administration and Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping company for their contribution to the efforts to rescue Palflot-2

Synergy Baku Cycling Project pins great hopes on Tour d’Azerbaidjan
The Synergy Baku Cycling Project is sending its strongest team ever to the Tour d’Azerbaidjan scheduled for May 4-8. The Azerbaijani team will look to improve on its third place

Original celebration of Int'l Jazz Day in Azerbaijan
The International Jazz Day was celebrated worldwide on April 30 bringing together internationally acclaimed Jazz musicians from all part of the Earth.
The UNESCO organized annual event featured the historical, cultural, and educational

EPP concerned about EU Commission’s role in Southern Gas Corridor project
The president of the centre-right European Peoples' Party (EPP), the largest group in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber has sent a letter to Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete and

Azerbaijani SOCAR-AQS starts drilling new well in Caspian Sea
The customer of the drilling work is Azneft production association of Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR.
Azerbaijan's SOCAR-AQS LLC has started drilling a new well at the Western Absheron field

US, EU support Southern Gas Corridor
US-EU Energy Council reiterated its strong support for the opening of the Southern Gas Corridor, including the construction of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), said in a statement of the US-EU Energy Council.
Council underscored the

EC slams Nord Stream-2, reaffirms commitment to Southern Gas Corridor
The European Commission once again made clear its position on the Russia's Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project, saying that it must fully comply with the European legislation.
European Commission's

Single tariff soon to be applied for Trans-Caspian route
A single competitive tariff will be introduced for the International Trans-Caspian Transportation Route on June 1, said Nadir Azmammadov, spokesman for the Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, speaking to Trend May 5.
Azmammadov said

Dutch logistics company eyeing Azerbaijani market
The Dutch logistics service company Royal Wagenborg is considering the possibility of entering the Azerbaijani market, Fabio Giurato, director of the company's branch in Kazakhstan, said in an exclusive interview with Trend May 16.
Giurato

Azerbaijani investors to build trade and logistics center between Makhachkala and Kaspiysk
Head of the Republic of Dagestan of the Russian Federation Ramazan Abdulatipov posted an information on Instagram highlighting the outcomes of his visit to Baku. Recalling his meetings

Total Seeks Help with Absheron Sales: Ministry Source
French major Total wants the Azerbaijani government to help it with the sale of gas from its giant Absheron field in the Caspian Sea, according to a source at the Azerbaijani energy

Baku to the future
NEXT month around two dozen Formula One racecars will speed through the gleaming centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. They will zoom along the shore of the oil-rich Caspian Sea, past five-star hotels and

Azerbaijan and China: Greater integration
Rapidly expanding trade and nascent investment promise stronger links between China, the world’s second largest economy, and Azerbaijan, an energy rich country on the Caspian basin.
Economic ties between Azerbaijan and China play a large role

Azerbaijan’s SOCAR drilling new well in Caspian Sea
The Integrated Drilling Trust of Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) has started to drill a new well at the Bulla Deniz offshore field, read a message posted on SOCAR's website.
The well #78

President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition 2016
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of the 23rd International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference and the 6th

Kazakhstan’s Kuryk will be similar to Baku port
Kazakhstan is currently engaged in the construction of a new Kuryk port on the Caspian shore, which will be similar to Azerbaijan's Baku International Sea Trade Port.
Gosman Amrin, deputy chairman of the

SOCAR produces first 1bcm of gas from Umid field
Almost one billion cubic meters of gas has been produced since the beginning of development (2011) of the largest gas field Umid in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, said

Southern Gas Corridor to create 30,000 new jobs
The Southern Gas Corridor is one of the priority energy projects for the EU.
“A complex gas pipeline infrastructure will be created in Europe and a number of countries will be provided with

SOCAR reveals oil output from ACG
Nearly 400 million tons of Azeri Light oil and more than 120 billion cubic meters of associated gas has been produced in Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) block of fields in Azerbaijan during less than 20 years.
The

Over 50 trains will pass Azerbaijan via TITR project in 2016
Roughly 53 container trains are expected to move along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) moving from China to Baku, Tbilisi and Istanbul in 2016, Askar Mamin, the head

SOCAR working to increase own oil, gas production
Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR plans to build nine infrastructural bases for drilling of 81 oil and gas wells in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea in 2016-2017 as part of

Moscow to host meeting of working group on Caspian Sea’s legal status
Moscow will on June 8-10 host a meeting of the ad hoc working group, tasked to develop a convention on the Caspian Sea's legal status, Hikmet Hajiyev, Azerbaijani

Caspian Overview: China Eyes Growth in Azerbaijan
China has held negotiations with Azerbaijan’s state oil company (Socar) over a $17bn downstream project twice in the last two months, this time leading to a memorandum of understanding.
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has

Bryza: TAPI, Trans-Caspian gas pipelines – priorities for Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan, which ranks fourth in the world on biggest gas reserves, is interested in the different routes of its gas export, including the TAPI gas pipeline project, which is being implemented,

Diplomat: Multiculturalism - reflection of mood of Azerbaijani society
Throughout its history, Azerbaijan has played an important role in bridging East and West through connecting Central Asia with Anatolia, the Black Sea and beyond. Situated on the west coast of

Culture of Azerbaijan’s southern region to be promoted in Baku
Azerbaijan’s Lankaran region, known for its diverse natural wealth, was presented in Baku on June 6 as part of the “From the regions to the capital” project.
Organized by the Baku

Azerbaijan is knocking on Europe’s doors, and does so strongly
Azerbaijan is enhancing its role in improving the energy security of Europe and strengthening its position in the European energy markets. Azerbaijan hosted the 23rd International Oil and Gas Exhibition titled

Azerbaijan realizes profitable railway projects
Azerbaijan and Iran are considering three options for financing construction of the Rasht-Astara (Iran) railway section, Head of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC Javid Gurbanov said while talking to ANS TV channel.
Being a part of the North-South

Shifting Conflict and Security Dynamics in the Caucasus: The Role of Regional Powers
By Neil J Melvin, Ekaterina Klimenko for Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
As Neil Melvin and Ekaterina Klimenko see it, the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh is arguably

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has discussed with his Azerbaijani counterpart Zakir Gasanov the issues of international security, including in Transcaucasia and on the Caspian Sea.
"Our military cooperation is of strategic nature, just like all other spheres of cooperation between

Azerbaijan – Oriental Express Hub?
With the first Mumbai-to-Moscow train scheduled to chug through Azerbaijan this August, railways seem set to become the new oil for the Caspian Sea nation.
Better known for a wealth of energy and

Azerbaijan to hold large-scale military exercises
The exercises will involve about 25,000 servicemen.
In accordance with the combat readiness plan for 2016, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, from 19 to 24 June, will hold large-scale operational and tactical exercises involving all types

Iran, Azerbaijan discuss cultural ties
The Republic of Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Iran Bunyad Huseynov met Iran’s Minister of Culture Ali Jannati to discuss bilateral issues of concern.
There are several cultural points that the two countries share, such as the poems

Azerbaijan`s Ambassador meets Justice Minister of Iran
Azerbaijan`s Ambassador to Iran Bunyad Huseynov has met Justice Minister of Iran Moustafa Pour-Mohammadi.
The diplomat highlighted the development of relations between the two countries in overall fields. Bunyad Huseynov spoke about the

Azerbaijani president in St. Petersburg talks for Karbakh conflict
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has left for the Russian city of St. Petersburg to attend the summit on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, APA’s Russia bureau reported.
Azerbaijan’s president will meet

Karabakh conflict is not similar to Palestinian conflict: Iranian ambassador
Azerbaijan’s parliament in general welcomes the country’s relations with Iran, Mohsen Pak Ayeen, the Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan, told reporters on June 16.
He was commenting on

Azerbaijan’s SOCAR commissions new well in Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR will additionally produce 3.65 million cubic meters of gas and 32,850 tons of oil per year as it has put into operation a new well in the

SOCAR’s Turkish Partner Wins Massive No-Bid Construction Projects
Azerbaijan's state-owned energy company, SOCAR, likes Turkey’s Tekfen Construction and Installation building company so much, it tried to buy into it in 2008.
But that move was blocked by the global financial crisis that

Turkey needs to reduce gas dependence from Russia
After the relations between Turkey and Russia worsened due to the incident with Russian SU-24 bomber in 2015, some say Turkey needs to decrease its reliance on Russian gas and diversify further

Zolfaqari: Security cooperation between Iran and Azerbaijan is at high level
"There is no problem along Iranian-Azerbaijani border, the security cooperation between the two countries is at the high level."
The due statement came from Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security

Azerbaijan and Iran agree on further transport cooperation
Chairman of CJSC Azerbaijani Railways (ADY) Javid Gurbanov has received Ali Nurzad, Deputy Minister of Roads & Urban Development of Iran.
ADY reports that in the course of the meeting the parties covered

€2b to be invested in Greece within TAP project
About €2.3 billion of direct investment will be made in Greece within the construction project of Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), Greek media reported citing SOCAR Energy Greece’s Head Anar Mammadov as

MOL wins right to explore for hydrocarbons in Azerbaijan sector of Caspian Sea
Hungary’s largest oil & gas company MOL will conduct exploration works in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea.
Within his current Baku visit Minister of Foreign

By Amina Nazarli
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has once again confirmed Azerbaijan’s importance in ensuring energy security both at regional and international scale.
In its Country Analysis Brief report, EIA said Azerbaijan, one of the oldest oil-producing countries in the

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Alp Togay Kurum, a citizen of Turkey, has been appointed general director of Azerbaijani-American joint venture SOCAR-KBR Llc within the start of JV’s commitments on the management of the project of reconstruction of the Baku Oil Refinery n.a.

By Elena Kosolapova – Trend:
Turkey now has an appropriate moment to diversify its gas sources, senior fellow in Energy Policy at the Center for Eastern Studies in Warsaw, Agata Loskot-Strachota believes.
“Currently it is quite a good moment to look for

SOCAR’s Azneft production unit is planning to develop SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system to create virtual form of the oil and gas fields of the country, SOCAR reported.
SCADA system will allow visualization of oil and gas fields operations,

Ukraine has sent the draft agreement on establishment of the Baltic Sea-Black Sea-Caspian Sea international transport corridor to the Azerbaijani side.
Such was the statement of Hennadiy Zubko, Ukraine's Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Services he made at

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The Central Bank of Azerbaijan, which introduced on 21 December 2015 the floating exchange rate with help of the auction, reported that the manat rate to the US dollar has stabilized.
For the time of ‘floating’ the manat has

Azerbaijani-Belarusian business forum will be held July 15 in Baku, the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) said July 1.
Nearly 10 Belarusian companies will take part in the business forum, organized by Azerbaijan’s Economy Ministry and AZPROMO.
Trade turnover between

The leadership of Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry attended the opening of a new military unit near the front line.
The leadership of Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry attended the opening of a new military unit near the front line today, visiting the

Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak Ayeen has described unity among Muslims as a way for putting an end to the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and other occupied Muslim lands.
Addressing a ceremony in Baku, he highlighted the need for unity among

“According to the plan of bilateral cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the delegation led by the commander of 160th Brigade,

AZN 10M has been allocated for irrigation and meeting demand for drinking water
Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has issued an order on additional measures about improvement of irrigation system and meeting demand for drinking water, APA reports.
AZN 10

Iraqi President Fuad Masum has sent a letter to his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev asking him to support the inclusion of a number of monuments, which are located in Iraq and belong to the Mesopotamian civilization, in the list of

'We discussed Azerbaijan's investment opportunities in oil and gas industry of Ukraine', says Ukraine's top official
Azerbaijan has agreed to consider the request of Ukraine about the supply of oil. The request was made at the 6th Baku meeting of

Armenians have violated ceasefire again.
Armenian armed units violated the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 9 times in various parts of the contact line of troops in the last 24 hours using large-caliber machine guns, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on July

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory letter to his US counterpart Barack Obama.
“On behalf of the people of Azerbaijan and on my own behalf, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to you and through you the people of your

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) will attract funds from other banks of the country placed in form of deposits at an auction for the second time July 4, said CBA in a message posted on its website.
Thus, Azerbaijani banks

Armenian armed forces have 12 times violated the ceasefire with Azerbaijan on the line of contact over the past 24 hours, said Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry July 7.
Armenian armed forces, stationed in the Voskevan village of Noyemberyan district, the Berkaber and

Gallup International recently announced the results of their international survey on people’s willingness to fight for their country.
Azerbaijan ranks at 6th among the countries for people’s willingness to fight for their country.
85% of Azerbaijani people, participating in the poll, is

A spokeswoman for Russian foreign ministry Maria Zakharova said that a lot is being done for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Her remarks came in comments on LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s words that the rapprochement between Russia and Turkey

Azerbaijani soldier Vusal Aliyev was killed by a sniper shot from the Armenian side on July 5 at 12:30 PM.
Soldier of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Vusal Aliyev, 20, who was killed by a sniper shot from the Armenian side, has

If the Azerbaijani government had its way, the capital city of Baku might be called a “second Dubai.” Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) – located on the Absheron Peninsula and surrounded on three sides by the inland Caspian Sea –

“Status quo in the Nagorno Narabakh conflict cannot last for long and should be changed through negotiations."
NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai made the statement to Azadlig radio.
“Of course, we

Ziba Norman: “Perhaps in the coming months we will see even deeper ties emerging between NATO and Azerbaijan."
NATO is aware of the need to secure the eastern periphery of Europe, to expand and deepen ties with countries that are not

Azerbaijani troops on Friday, July 8 morning opened fire on the road from Voskepar to Baghanis on Armenia-Georgia interstate highway in Tavush province, Yerkir.am reports.
Chief of the village of Baghanis Narek Sahakyan said he didn’t hear gunshots as he was

Official exchange rate of the Azerbaijani manat against the US dollar was set at 1.5487 manats for July 11, said Azerbaijan's Central Bank July 8.
Thus, manat's rate against the US dollar decreased by 0.2 percent compared to July 8.
The

If the Azerbaijani government had its way, the capital city of Baku might be called a “second Dubai.” Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) – located on the Absheron Peninsula and surrounded on three sides by the inland Caspian Sea

The participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the Warsaw NATO Summit 2016 is significant success of Azerbaijan’s diplomacy and the president’s policy, Samad Seyidov, head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE),

Russia considers Azerbaijan as important strategic partner for Russia in South Caucasus and Caspian Sea region, says FM
Azerbaijan is an important strategic partner for Russia in the South Caucasus and the Caspian Sea region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei

Beyond Baku: Cargo carriers reach past the Caspian
If the Azerbaijani government had its way, the capital city of Baku might be called a “second Dubai.” Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) – located on the Absheron Peninsula and surrounded on three

Caspian Overview: Major Upstream Investment Approved
Kazakhstan and the Chevron-led consortium Tengiz Chevroil (TCO) approved on July 5 a $36.8bn plan to expand the giant Tengiz field, which has 45% of the country’s total production now. The sides plan to increase

Shell shutting down office in Azerbaijan
Shell Business Development Central Asia B.V., a subsidiary of the Royal Dutch Shell plc, announced the liquidation of its office in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani Taxes Ministry’s ‘Vergiler’ newspaper reported July 8.
In a comment to

Moscow hopes for early signing of convention on Caspian Sea legal status
Russia's Foreign Minister has made a statement.
Moscow hopes for early signing of a convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said

EBRD approves loan for Azerbaijan’s Caspian Marine Services
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved a senior loan of up to $20.4 million to Caspian Marine Services Limited (CMS), read a message posted on the EBRD website July

Moscow confirms meeting of Russian, Azerbaijani, Iranian leaders — FM
The Russian side confirms the plans to hold a meeting of the leaders of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan in the short run, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday at

MOL in cooperation with SOCAR ready to bring best experience of drilling operations
Hungary is confident in the prospects of cooperation between the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Hungarian company MOL.
Hungarian ambassador to Azerbaijan Imre Laslotski has

Elena Dunayeva: "Azerbaijan is a link between Russia and Iran"
The meeting of presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran will be held in the first decade of August. A senior fellow at the Center for the Study of the Middle

President Aliyev: Relevant instructions given to revive Odessa-Brody project
Relevant instructions have been given to revive the Odessa-Brody project, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev while making a press statement jointly with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Baku July 14.
President

Caspian Colleagues: Why Russia & Iran Have Common Interests in the Region
The Russian Foreign Ministry has indicated that it is confident that the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea can be signed

Kumyk Genetics: Abstracts and Summaries
The Kumyks (also spelled Kumuks or Kumukhs) call themselves qumuqlar. Their language is part of the Kipchak branch of the Turkic linguistic family and has been written with several scripts. Some Kumyks inhabit the northeastern Caucasus

Azeri (Azerbaijani) Genetics: Abstracts and Summaries
The independent country of Azerbaijan is located in the southeastern corner of the Caucasus region, and is home to many of the Azeri people. Many other Azeris live in northwestern Iran. They currently speak an

Is the Caspian Sea Dispute Finally About to be Resolved?
Are the five states around the Caspian Sea finally going to resolve their dispute about how to divide the body of water between themselves?
A number of unusually positive statements

Pres. Rouhani to attend Baku trilateral meeting in Azerbaijan
President Hassan Rouhani is due in Baku on Aug. 8 to attend a trilateral meeting with his Azerbaijani and Russian counterparts.
An Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan trilateral meeting will be held

Yelena Dunayev: "Iran was closed, inaccessible and strange country for Russia"
Russia plans to complete the delivery of S-300 to Iran until the end of the year, the work under contract goes according to plan, the head of

Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkish Leaders to Meet for Gas Talks
A high-level meeting reportedly set to take place later this year in Turkmenistan could put talk of building a natural gas pipeline across the Caspian Sea back on the agenda.
The

Militarization of the Caspian Sea: A Zero-Sum Game?
On July 13, in the capital city of Astana, Kazakhstan hosted a meeting of the foreign ministers of the five Caspian littoral states. The officials gathered to discuss a draft convention on

New well commissioned in Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR produced 3.78 million tons of oil from the country’s offshore and onshore fields in January-June 2016.
Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR will additionally produce nearly 16,500 tons of oil annually through commissioning

Azerbaijani, Russian, Iranian presidents’ meeting to be platform for energy cooperation development
A meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, to be held in Baku on August 8, will be a good

Malaysia’s Petronas company names new head in Azerbaijan
Hanafi Talib has been appointed the new head of Malaysia’s oil and gas company Petronas in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan’s Energy Ministry said July 27 that Hanafi Talib was presented to Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Natig

Caspian Overview: BP's Caspian Gas
Azerbaijan produced about 9.363bn m³ of commercial gas in the first half of this year, down 8.8% year-on-year, of which BP-operated fields counted 71.6%, a top energy official told NGE.
BP is the operator of the Caspian Sea’s

Leaders of Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan to discuss North-South transport project on August 8
The project will be a great contribution to developing inter-regional cooperation, says the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
The presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran - Vladimir Putin, Ilham Aliev

Presidents of Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia to Discuss North-South Project in Baku
Azeri, Iranian and Russian leaders will meet in Baku on August 8 to discuss the International North–South Transport Corridor, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
The presidents

Putin: Russian-Iranian co-op has already become strategic
Establishing a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran can give a strong impetus to expanding bilateral trade and investment, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an

Terrorists cannot be divided into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ ones: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned politicians against exploiting terrorist and radical extremist groups out of political interests.
"And, of course, it is unacceptable and extremely

Putin praises prospects of Russia-Azerbaijan transit traffic capacities
The Russian leader welcomes consolidation of Iran's and Azerbaijan's railway infrastructure under the International North-South Transport Corridor.
The integration of Iranian and Azerbaijani railroads within the north-south transport corridor opens up new

Putin sees great potential in cooperation with Azerbaijan, Iran
The development of trilateral partnership of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran has a major potential, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Azertac news agency.
"We see great potential in

'Rouhani-Putin-Aliyev meeting to set in motion regional convergence'
Iranian Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Paka'ein asserts that the tripartite meeting between presidents of Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan in Baku on August 8 will open a new chapter in regional

SOCAR Interested in Cooperation With Iran, Russia in Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan's SOCAR energy company seeks cooperation with Russia and Iran, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said.
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) is interested in cooperation

Iran, Azerbaijan ink 6 MoUs in Baku
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan signed six memoranda of understanding in Baku on Sun. to further deepen ties between the two countries.
In the ceremony

Baku Summit to Enrich Persian Gulf With Caspian Sea Resources
Leaders of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan met in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to intensify their cooperation in the energy field. Political expert Sajjad Tayeri said

Agreements reached by Azerbaijani, Russian, Iranian leaders to strengthen stability in region - Zarif
The agreements reached during the summit of Azerbaijani, Russian and Iranian leaders will strengthen the stability in the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said

'Rouhani-Putin-Aliyev meeting to set in motion regional convergence'
Iranian Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Paka'ein asserts that the tripartite meeting between presidents of Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan in Baku on August 8 will open a new chapter in regional

Map of seismic risks in Azerbaijan to be developed soon
The Republican Seismic Survey Center (RSSC) at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) will soon sign a contract with the Geological Survey of Germany on implementation of the zoning

Russian shipyard to cooperate with Azerbaijan
Russian shipyard Red Sormovo, which is a member of a group of companies "Sea and oil & gas projects" (MNP group), intends to expand partnership with Azerbaijan.
Representatives of the MNP group management took part in

Russia searches for pragmatic solutions in the Caucasus
Russian President Vladimir Putin has put into play a reinvigorated diplomatic approach to resolving the longstanding crises involving the troubled states of the Caucasus.
Over the past week, Russian diplomacy has refocused its

Azerbaijan successfully performs in Int’l Military Games 2016
The International Army Games 2016 wrapped up with a solemn closing ceremony in Moscow, Russia.
Participating in the contests "Tank biathlon" and "Caspian Sea Cup" of the international military competition, representatives of the

Moscow, Baku ties based on “strong friendship”
Baku and Moscow considered topical issues of bilateral military and technical cooperation between the two, as well as problems of regional and international security.
The talks were held during the two-day visit of Russian Defense

Kazak president to visit Baku
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev will visit Azerbaijan, Serbia, Armenia and a number of other countries in 2016.
Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov announced about this at a briefing on August 17, RIA Novosti reported.
In June, Idrissov

Analysts: Strategic triangle of Russia-Iran-Turkey hardly on agenda
On the one hand, Russia is settling relations with Turkey and on the other, it expands relations with Iran
The current trend towards Russia’s cooperation with Iran, on the one hand, and the

Azerbaijani Navy launch command and staff exercises
The Azerbaijani Navy started the command and staff exercises on August 22, Trend reported.
The exercises are held on the instruction of Azerbaijani President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev and in

Azerbaijani Navy exercises live-fire
The Azerbaijani Navy have held another stage of command and staff exercise with live-firing, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on August 24.
The exercises are held on the instruction of Azerbaijani President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed

Azerbaijan to enhance its role in forming energy corridors
The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) project will enhance Azerbaijan’s role in forming eastern and western energy corridors.
Deputy Energy Minister Natig Abbasov made the remarks at the first Eurasian Conference

SOCAR reveals date of first gas production at "Absheron"
It is planned to produce first gas from the Absheron gas condensate field in 2019, First Vice-President of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR Khoshbakht Yusifzade said.
He made the remarks at

SOCAR reveals volumes of oil & gas export
Georgia and Turkey have so far received 5.5 and 41 billion cubic meters of gas respectively through the Southern Caucasus Pipeline as part of Shahdeniz-1 project, said Khoshbakht Yusifzade, the first vice-president

Challenges and Prospects of International Transport Routes Discussed in Aktau
The Caspian and Black seas regions international conference, designed to address efficient logistics in the countries with the participation of Caspian and Black sea regions representatives, took place Aug. 24-25 in

Baku heads Forbes Top 10 holiday destinations in velvet season
You think that could not enjoy the sun this summer, and it is too late to do this. But, it does not relevant to Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, which delights people

Local rivers under mudflow threat
Heavy rains of the past few days increased a risk of mudflows and floods in some mountains rivers of Azerbaijan, said Elbrus Alizadeh, the deputy director of the Geography Institute under the Azerbaijani National Academy

Baku Shopping Festival to be presented at World Shopping Tourism Summit in November
DAIR Hotels & Restaurants DAIR welcomed the package of Presidential Decrees aimed at the development of tourism in Azerbaijan.
According to DAIR, the Decrees laid the basis for

What are Russia's objectives in the Middle East and in the Caspian?
August was a month of active Russian diplomacy in the Middle East and the Caspian region. A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev and

Eurasian security: from Baku to Moscow and beyond
A series of meetings in August between the leaders of the most influential states in the South Caucasus could have broad implications for the entire region.
On Aug. 8, Russian President Vladimir

Khachmaz, Derbent to cooperate in youth affairs, sports
Azerbaijan’s Khachmaz region and the city of Derbent in Russian Republic of Dagestan will cooperate in the field of youth affairs and sports.
In this conjunction, Agahuseyn Azizov, the representative of the Youth

It’s time for the United States to act on Azerbaijan
David J. Kramer is [the] senior director for human rights and democracy at the McCain Institute for International Leadership and a former assistant secretary of state for democracy,

Azeri Minister: We share same ideas with EU as to diversification of gas exports to Europe - INTERVIEW
Azerbaijani energy minister Natig Aliyev’s interview to APA
- Realization of the Southern Gas Corridor project coincided with the period of cheap oil. The

SOCAR to ink contract on prospective structure in Caspian
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR and Malaysia’s Petronas signed a memorandum of understanding on exploration, development and production of hydrocarbons at a block in the prospective offshore structure Goshadash, SOCAR said

Why the future of the Russian oil and gas industry is in the Caspian
Russia’s leading energy companies are now eyeing the Caspian Sea as a source of high-volume, high-quality hydrocarbon reserves.
The Caspian

SOCAR: Total may start drilling at Absheron field in mid-2017
French company Total may start drilling the first well at the Azerbaijani gas field Absheron in mid-2017, Rovnag Abdullayev, head of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR, told reporters in

Government to stimulate tourism industry
Azerbaijan located in the junction of two world civilizations, is a miraculous country with its rich natural resources, and ancient culture, history and people, whose lifestyle presents a unique and harmonious combination of the traditions

Treasuring and preserving our shared natural heritage
Our long term well-being depends on protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the biodiversity we share. This common natural heritage binds together the United States, Azerbaijan, and countries around

Azerbaijan repatriates 22 Iranian convicts
An Iranian consular official in the Republic of Azerbaijan said 22 Iranian inmates have been extradited.
Seyyed Nasser Mirjamali, Head of Consular Section of Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan, made the remarks asserting

SOCAR and Petronas signed MOU on Goshadash
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and the Malaysian company Petronas signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the exploration, development and hydrocarbons production on the field that is part of potentially good

Iran-Russia co-op bearing fruit, official says
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Middle East and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari said on Wednesday that the effective and growing regional cooperation between Iran and Russia is producing positive results by

Kashagan oil maybe transported via Azerbaijan
Energy-rich Kazakhstan may start oil export from its large Kashagan field through Azerbaijan in 2017. Kazakh Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said that the country does not exclude the possibility of transporting oil through Azerbaijan,

Russian Caspian Flotilla commanders seek deeper intercation with Azerbaijan Navy officers
Small missile ship Uglich of Russia’s Caspian Flotilla (RCF) headed to Baku in the framework of strengthening cooperation with Azerbaijan. The visit will include an exchange of experience between

Fire engulfed the offshore platform Guneshli-19 in Caspian sea
Fire engulfed the offshore platform Guneshli-19 in Caspian sea off Azerbaijan. The accident happened after low-pressure gas blowout occurred on Well No 171 in Guneshli oil field, which inflamed on

E-graphic image of Caspian Sea coastal strip to be developed
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on October 4 on amendments to the presidential decree from January 15 2016 "On application of the Law" On Amendments to the Land

Seismic hazard in Baku to be assessed
An intensive civil and industrial construction, a rapid growth of population, land and water instabilities and the lack of public awareness regarding seismic hazard contribute to growing vulnerability of the Baku city to

Azerbaijan State Border Service wraps up tactical exercise in Caspian Sea
Units of the State Border Service (SBS) of Azerbaijan has finalized tactical exercises in the Azerbaijani section of the Caspian sea.
The training was aimed at testing the organization of border

The new Turkish military attaché to Azerbaijan, Brigadier General Zafer Ocak was introduced to Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov on November 1.
The Defense Ministry reported that Ocak, who replaced Ihsan Basbozkurt in this position, was introduced by

Azerbaijan and Russia intend to expand the network of flights, which are currently carried out in six directions between the two countries, Head of the International Cooperation Department of the Federal Agency for Tourism of Russia Valery Korovin

IIKSS- Baku has today hosted Caspian European Club’s (Caspian Business Club) business forum held with participation of the governor of the Tyumen Oblast of the Russian Federation Vladimir Yakushev.
Prospects of cooperation between the companies of Azerbaijan and

IIKSS- Russia and Azerbaijan, the two friends and neighbors, are looking for ways to expand the interaction in the tourism sphere.
The countries plan to start with expansion of the direct flights, which today is carried out in

IIKSS- Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom will discuss energy cooperation during UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan Baroness Nicholson’s visit to Azerbaijan on November 28–December 1.
The UK Embassy in Baku told Trend that

IIKSS- SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) has evacuated a number of workers from the offshore platform #10 at the Gunashli field due to the earthquake in the Caspian Sea, SOCAR said in a message.
“Yesterday, aftershocks were

IIKSS - HE Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan received HE Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on the side-lines of his visit to the Chamber’s International Office-hosted annual networking reception held in Baku

IIKSS - The Azerbaijan-Pakistan business forum will be held in Baku on December 6, the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Fund (AZPROMO) reported on November 29.
The representatives of the Pakistani companies specializing in food industry, textiles, pharmaceutics,

IIKSS - Meeting of energy ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan is planned for early 2017, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Cavusoglu made the remarks during a joint briefing with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov in

IIKSS - Russia and Azerbaijan get ready to sign a cooperation agreement in the field of postal services, Rashid Ismailov, deputy minister of telecom and mass communications of the Russian Federation, told Trend.
He said they were considering

IIKSS - Creation of a new government in Spain will give an impetus for bilateral cooperation with Azerbaijan, Jose Luis Diez Juarez, Charge d'Affaires of Spain to Azerbaijan believes.
"We had an acting government for a year. Our

IIKSS - Mubariz Aslanov . Azerbaijan expects economic growth in 2017 and the next three years, Ogtay Asadov, Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament, said at a parliamentary plenary session.
Azerbaijan’s Milli Mejlis (parliament) began on Tuesday a three-day plenary

IIKSS - The first meeting of Azerbaijan-Qatar Joint Economic, Trade and Technical Intergovernmental Commission with participation of members from Azerbaijani side has been held in Baku, Azertac reported.
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Emergency Situations, Colonel General, co-chair of the

IIKSS - The share of transfers of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) to the country’s state budget has to be reduced to 15 percent until 2025, according to the Strategic Road Map for the Azerbaijani National

IIKSS - 13 years have passed since Azerbaijan's national leader Heydar Aliyev died.
Heydar Aliyev is a personality who created history. Today the Azerbaijani people commemorate the Great Leader and numerous events are organized in all regions of

IIKSS - Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have not yet reached a full understanding on the Kapaz field, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov told reporters in Baku Dec. 12.
Bilateral talks and consultations on this issue are being held

IIKSS - Azerbaijan's leading IT company Cybernet has won a World Bank-supported tender announced by the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Kazakhstan under “Kazakhstan Health Sector Technology Transfer and Institutional Reform”. The contract was signed on

IIKSS - Azerbaijani exporters will have a chance to participate in international exhibitions to increase awareness about the local production and advertise the products on foreign markets.
The Economy Ministry of Azerbaijan has already started to receive applications

IIKSS - The importance of Southern Gas Corridor project, initiated by Azerbaijan and initially envisaging the Caspian gas supplies to Europe today is not realized only by people who are not well-informed and have no interest in the

IIKSS - Turkey’s Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tufenkci has voiced his country’s intention to simplify customs procedures with Azerbaijan, and establish a “green corridor”, similar to the one existing between Russia and Turkey.
“Turkey’s Ministry of Customs

IIKSS - Baku hosted the next round of political consultations between the Azerbaijani and Turkish foreign ministries on Thursday.
Deputy foreign ministers Khalaf Khalafov and Umit Yalcın represented Azerbaijan and Turkey in the consultation respectively, the Foreign Ministry

IIKSS - Azerbaijan`s Parliamentary Speaker Ogtay Asadov met his Kyrgyz counterpart Chynybay Tursunbekov, who visited the country to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the headquarters of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic Speaking Countries (TURKPA), on December 21.

IIKSS - Azerbaijan plans to welcome more tourists next year and the country will be an attractive destination for Iranian tourists on the eve of Novruz holiday.
Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev made the remark as he

IIKSS - Azerbaijan has agreed with Russia on the assignment of international status to one more border checkpoint.
Azerbaijani sources say that such an agreement was reached within the recent visit of Russian vice premier Dmitry Rogozin

IIKSS - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent congratulations to leaders of a number of post-Soviet countries on the occasion of the New Year and the forthcoming Eastern Orthodox Christmas, which is observed on January 7.
The Kremlin

IIKSS - Azerbaijan’s Economy Ministry has announced that he will send an export mission to Pakistan next February.
The export mission will include companies specializing in the production of fruits, vegetables, mineral water, fruit juices, sugar and confectionery,

IIKSS - Human Rights Commissioner of the Russian Federation Tatyana Moskalkova has visited the parliament of Azerbaijan where she met with Speaker Ogtay Asadov.
Asadov said Azerbaijan was interested in strengthening its relationship with Azerbaijan.
He lauded the

IIKSS - A senior official in Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) Abbas Nazari said the construction phase of Astara (Iran)-Astara (Azerbaijan) railway line has been accomplished in the Azerbaijani side.
Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Director General

IIKSS - Azerbaijani government intends to increase the share of the private sector in the sphere of logistics in 2017-2020, according to the country’s “Strategic road map on development of logistics and trade”.
The government will prepare a

IIKSS - The fire that broke out following an explosion at a gas pipeline in Sangachal settlement, Azerbaijan’s Garadagh district on Monday morning has been extinguished, the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations informed.
A fire erupted after an

IIKSS - Authorized capital of the Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund (ADIF) will be increased in 2017 in line with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s decree on approval of the state budget.
According to the decree, Azerbaijan’s Finance Ministry is

IIKSS - An export mission of Azerbaijani entrepreneurs to Germany is planned for January 2017, hoping to boost exports.
The mission, which is scheduled for January 23-26, will represent such local products as fruit and vegetables, mineral water,

IIKSS - Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) plans to optimize the schedule of the passenger train running from Nakhchivan to Iran’s Mashhad, Deputy Head of the ADY Passenger Transportation Department Madad Shikhamirov told Trend Jan. 6.
He said there is

IIKSS - Azerbaijan and Iran have started studying opportunities for integration of the two countries’ bank card systems, the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) told Trend.
"Currently, this issue is being studied by a special expert commission," said

IIKSS - Qatar has offered Azerbaijan to organize a forum of Islamic countries on the eve of the fourth Islamic Solidarity Games to be held in Baku on May 12-22, 2017, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Economy said in

IIKSS - The railroads of Iran and Azerbaijan will be connected in a month, according to Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi.
The two country’s rail networks will be linked via a 10-km route connecting the

IIKSS - Azerbaijan, which is one of the largest suppliers of oil to the Czech Republic, is interested in development of cooperation in the energy sector.
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Czech Republic, Farid Shafiyev said that currently the two

IIKSS - French author Gerard Cardon, who plans to write a book about Azerbaijani women, has today met Deputy Speaker of Azerbaijan`s Parliament, chairperson of the parliamentary committee on human rights Bahar Muradova.
Bahar Muradova hailed development of

IIKSS - President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today met with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Suma Chakrabarti as part of his visit to the Swiss Confederation to attend the

IIKSS - Azerbaijan is interested in stable relations between its neighbors, so it made every possible effort to resolve the political conflict between Russia and Turkey last year, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said yesterday during the round

IIKSS- Mehriban Aliyeva's appointment as the First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan was a verified decision of President Ilham Aliyev, the Deputy Chairman of of the State Duma Committee for Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communication, Alexander

IIKSS- President of CJSC Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) Jahangir Asgarov received the delegation headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on February 24.
At the meeting the sides discussed bilateral relations between

IIKSS- Iran’s major car-maker plans to open new plants in neighboring Azerbaijan. The issue was on agenda of the Azerbaijan-Iran Business Forum in Urmia, where a delegation headed by Minister Shahin Mustafayev arrived in to discuss expansion of

IIKSS- Iran has started laying rail tracks on the rail section Astara (Azerbaijan) - Astara (Iran), which is constructed in the framework of the North-South international transport corridor.
Governor of Iran’s Astara Port Yunes Ranjkesh said that operations

IIKSS- Most components of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea have been agreed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mamedyarov on Monday.
"We have discussed this situation

IIKSS- The recent visit of Azerbaijani president to Tehran as well as signing of several important documents showed an eternal friendship between the two neighboring countries.
President Ilham Aliyev paid a one-day official visit to Iran on March

IIKSS- The recent visit of Azerbaijani president to Tehran as well as signing of several important documents showed an eternal friendship between the two neighboring countries.
President Ilham Aliyev paid a one-day official visit to Iran on March

IIKSS- Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games has announced the route of the Journey from the Caspian, which will start with a ceremony at the Stone Chronical Museum in Baku on April 5, before visiting 15 locations across Azerbaijan

IIKSS- A delegation of the General Command of the Russian Navy has arrived in Azerbaijan, where together with colleagues will discuss preparations for the organization and conduct of the "Sea Cup-2017" contests, RIA Novosti reported citing the Russian

IIKSS- Relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia are perfect, said Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili, who is on a visit in Azerbaijan, in his interview with Trend.
“We have total understanding and respect of each other. At the same time,

IIKSS- Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are partners and the two countries’ economic systems complement each other, Rashad Mammadov, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan, said in an interview with Trend.
"Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan didn’t become rivals despite

IIKSS- Azerbaijan’s ambitious Southern Gas Corridor project has the potential to further estrange EU-Moscow ties and trigger energy price wars.
A white metal building protruded upwards in a large empty field along the coast of the Caspian Sea

IIKSS- The first cargo has arrived at the Baku International Sea Trade Port from Kazakhstan’s new port Kuryk, reads a message from Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC.
Freight cars were sent from the Kuryk port Mar. 24 on the

IIKSS- Baku is a city of extremely sharp contrasts. Every step taken out the front door guaranteed to be an adventure.
Wonderful parks and alleys, wide avenues, majestic and modern buildings, squares and bridges are today the essential

IIKSS- The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project is important, especially for Turkey, Georgia and European countries, as it will reduce dependence on other gas resources from places such as Russia, according to Azerbaijan’s energy minister.
“The TANAP

IIKSS- When leaders of Azerbaijan and Georgia took part in a session titled “The Silk Road Effect” at the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos, they were predictably eager to promote the importance of the China-led Silk Road

Analysis of fluctuation of the budget of Azerbaijan and its political consequences
International institute of khazar sea studies (IIKSS) - Currently, the economy is one of the most important index of the assessment of countries and also

Fluctuations of the population and government's ability index (government weight) in the Azerbaijan Republic
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) - The Republic of Azerbaijan as one of the countries in the Caspian region and the

The turbulent waves in the political society of Azerbaijan (government stability (government weight) index of Azerbaijan Republic)
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – The Republic of Azerbaijan has a 26-year government with a stability index of

The budget per capita of Azerbaijan and its effect on the political weight and government weight of this country
Note: the budget per capita index is different from the budget per capita. The budget per

On May 5-6, 2018 the 45th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states was held in Dhaka, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a

Radar stations of Azerbaijan's Air Defense Forces monitor all aircraft moving in the country's airspace, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a message on May 21.
The ministry stated that Armenian media reports related to alleged use of tactical

The regular meeting of the Special Working Group of the Caspian littoral states on the preparation of the Convention on the legal status of the sea will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, May 21-24, 2018, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent a congratulatory letter to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
"On behalf of people and government of Turkmenistan, as well as on my own behalf, I express heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to

Azerbaijan’s agrarian sector should be provided with new financial products, Rufiz Chirag-Zade, representative of the World Bank’s (WB) Baku office, said.
Chirag-Zade made the remarks in Baku May 24 at the event dedicated to the signing ceremony of

Azerbaijan and Italy have a high level of economic cooperation, Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Augusto Massari said at an event dedicated to the 92nd anniversary of the Italian Republic.
"Today we celebrate the 92nd anniversary of the founding

The director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS): Iran should not hurry to sign the draft of the legal regime of the Caspian Sea
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) - While arguing

There is practically no concept of justice in international relations, Azerbaijani Prime Minister Novruz Mammadov said in his speech at the CAMCA regional forum June 22.
CAMCA (Central Asia-Mongolia-Caucasus-Afghanistan) Regional Forum is a non-political and non-partisan Forum established to

The military balance between Azerbaijan and Armenia has significantly shifted in Baku’s favor, Azerbaijani defense minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov said.
He made the remarks in anticipation of centenary of the creation of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to be celebrated

The principled position of Islamabad on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is well-known – Pakistan will always support Azerbaijan, Prime Minister of Pakistan Nasirul Mulk said on June 22.
He made the remarks at a meeting with Ali Alizadeh, Azerbaijani Ambassador

Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister Novruz Mammadov has hailed high-level bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Hungary as he met with a delegation led by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, co-chair of the Azerbaijani-Hungarian joint intergovernmental commission Peter Szijjarto.

“The United States will continue supporting Azerbaijan's global energy projects,” said the US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry as he met with his Azerbaijani counterpart Parviz Shahbazov on the sidelines of the 27th World Gas Conference (WGC 2018)

A milestone in EU-Azerbaijan relations was reached in Brussels yesterday (11 July), with the end of negotiations of the EU-Azerbaijan Partnership Priorities in the presence of President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham

The most popular types of active recreation on land, water and in the air are widely represented in Azerbaijan: horseback riding, rafting, diving, kite surfing, hang-gliding and many others. You can only choose the option of active

Businesspeople come together to discuss economic relations between two countries
Azerbaijan and Turkey are always compelling as long as they continue to work in unity as two countries, head of Azerbaijan-Turkey Business Association said on Saturday.

Numerous contracts signed during the visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to France are another victory of the foreign economic policy of the country's leadership, member of the parliamentary committee on economic policy, industry and entrepreneurship, MP Rufat Guliyev

During a July 20 press conference, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reiterated his maximalist position on the Karabakh conflict and called for “deter[ring] Azerbaijan from provocations” (Lragir.am, July 20). The next day, Armenian fire killed an Azerbaijani service member

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 83 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said July 29.
Armenia’s armed forces were using large-caliber machine guns.

Drilling industry in the Caspian region entered an all-new period after Azerbaijan’s SOCAR AQS and the British KCA Deutag Group converged their advanced technologies and sophisticated expertise within a joint venture last week

Over the past several years, the share of local agricultural products in export has significantly increased. Azerbaijan exports its fruits and vegetables to Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Poland, Georgia, as well as some European counties such as Italy and Germany.

The State Seed Fund under the Agriculture Minister of Azerbaijan and the General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises (TIGEM) of Turkey signed a protocol of intent.
The protocol was signed by Chairman of the State Seed Fund Emin Aliyev and Director General of

The principle of non-presence of armed forces not belonging to the five Caspian countries is one of the agreed provisions of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, which is expected to be signed at a

Over the past 24 hours, Armenian armed forces have 82 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said August 11.
Armenian armed forces were using large-caliber machine guns.

The Foreign Office welcomes release of Azerbaijani opposition leader from prison and encourages Azerbaijan to make further progress in human rights cases
In 2014, Mr Ilgar Mammadov, leader of the Azerbaijan opposition political party ‘REAL’, was convicted and sentenced

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has received Malaysia's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Dato Roslan Tan Sri Abdul Rahman in connection with completion of his diplomatic mission, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a message August 17.
During the meeting, the

Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry has said the Armenian armed forces continue to violate the ceasefire regime. "The Azerbaijani armed forces came under fire from large-caliber machine guns 92 times throughout the day," the ministry said in a statement.

Iranian automobile manufacturer “Iran Khodro” intends to launch second line of production in Azerbaijan, said Mohsun Salehi Iran's deputy minister of industry, mining and trade.
This step will allow the company to expand its production in Azerbaijan.
“At present, “Iran

The adversary breached the truce along the Line of Contact between the Karabakh and Azerbaijani opposing forces around 170 times, from August 12 to 18.
During this time the Azerbaijan armed forces fired more than 1,500 shots toward the

Azerbaijan plans to send two export missions to the UAE by the end of 2018 in order to expand the geography of exports of its products to the Persian Gulf markets, the Trade Representative of Azerbaijan in Dubai Elnur

Kazakhstan will be able to state about the completion of the legal formalities for the boundaries, sovereign rights for subsoil use in the Caspian Sea after the location of the junction of the lines of delimitation of the sea-bed

Latvia’s textile manufacturers are keen to create joint production in Azerbaijan to further export products to the CIS countries.
Head of the Association of Textile Producers and Exporters of Azerbaijan, head of Gilan Textile Park Mehriban Akhundova told Trend

Azerbaijan and Belarus have a strong potential for expanding economic cooperation in the production sector, Belarusian expert Yuri Shevtsov told Trend, noting that Azerbaijan is one of the most reliable economic partners of Belarus in the region.
In particular,

declared the year of import in China, which means that the country is widely opening its gates for import of goods from around the world. Therefore, at the moment, our task is to carefully prepare for the first Chinese

Over the past 24 hours, Armenian armed forces have 86 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said August 24.
Armenian armed forces were using heavy machine guns.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel held what she called "intensive" discussions with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in talks that addressed energy cooperation, human rights, and the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The meeting between Merkel

Germany can take part in all spheres of economy desired by Azerbaijan, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel answering the question of Trend, at a joint news conference with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku.
"I came here with a

Uniper SE and Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR will collaborate on projects aimed at improving the energy efficiency of oil and gas production in Azerbaijan, SOCAR said in a message Aug. 25.
The two companies signed an agreement to

The Iranian-Azerbaijani car manufacturer Khazar has announced its intention to begin the export of its vehicles to Russia and other CIS countries from 2019. Veronika Allahverdiyeva, a representative of Azermash, the Azerbaijani partner in the joint venture, confirmed that

In an interview last month (August 16) with the media outlet Azeri Daily, Azerbaijani member of parliament and the head of the Azerbaijan-Russia inter-parliamentary group, Ali Huseynli, suggested that, considering the changed geopolitical conditions in the South Caucasus,

The U.S. has invested more than $13 billion in Azerbaijan’s economy, of which more than $1 billion has been invested in the country’s non-oil sector.
Azerbaijani Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev made the remarks at the meeting with Brian McFeeters,

Azerbaijan presented data on its daily oil production in August 2018 to the OPEC Joint Technical Committee as part of the Vienna Agreement, the Azerbaijani Energy Ministry told Trend on Sept. 10.
Daily oil production stood at 774,000 barrels

The liberation of Baku on September 15, 1918 is an extremely important event in the history of the Azerbaijani statehood, department head at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), doctor of philosophy in political sciences, Associate Professor Elshad

Average price of AZERI LT CIF, extracted at Azerbaijan's Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli block of fields, was $80.03 per barrel on Sept. 10-14 or $1.15 more than the previous week.
The highest price of AZERI LT was $81.5 per barrel, while the

More and more countries are getting involved in a unique South Gas Corridor (SGC) project that will enable Europe to strongly improve its energy security.
On his visit to Croatia in early September, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stressed at

Azerbaijan is a country that has reached important achievements in many spheres, Chairman of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanim said.
Al-Ghanim made the remarks in Baku on Sept. 21 at a ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary

Russia is working to reduce barriers in cooperation with Azerbaijan, Russian Minister of Economic Development Maksim Oreshkin said.
Oreshkin made the remarks in Baku on Sept. 27 at an expanded meeting of the Azerbaijani-Russian and Russian-Azerbaijani business councils within

Azerbaijan and Ukraine successfully cooperate in many areas, Ukrainian ambassador to Azerbaijan Alexander Mishchenko said.
Mishchenko made the remarks at an event in Baku Sept. 26 dedicated to the 27th anniversary of Ukraine's independence.
The ambassador stressed that many

Turkish shipyard Dearsan plans to build four warships jointly with the Azerbaijani Navy, Servet Bilgin, the shipyard’s manager for offshore projects, told Trend Sept. 29.
He said that in this regard, negotiations were held with the Azerbaijani government, and

It is necessary to create an environmental police in Azerbaijan, MP Elmira Akhundova said at a plenary meeting of the Azerbaijani parliament Oct. 1.
She said that the environmental police will operate either at the Interior Ministry or at

The relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan are at the highest level, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, the Turkish media reported October 1.
Erdogan noted that the relations between Baku and Ankara are developing in all spheres.
He

The maximum term of office for members of supervisory and management boards of banks will be reduced in Azerbaijan, according to the amendments to the “Law on Banks” adopted at a plenary session of the Azerbaijani parliament Oct. 5.

Such pro-Armenian forces, as deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Konstantin Zatulin can not influence the relations between Azerbaijan and Russia, which are developing at a high level,

Russian company Gazprom and the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR discussed the issues concerning gas supplies to Azerbaijan.
These issues were discussed during the meeting between Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Alexey Miller and SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev,

On 12 August 2018, the five Caspian littoral states, after two decades of negotiations, finally agreed on the status of the region when they signed the ‘Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea’ document in the port

Azerbaijan will simplify the process of obtaining visas by citizens of the country to travel to foreign countries, the director of the e-Government Development Center Fariz Jafarov told reporters on Oct. 15.
An agreement has already been reached with

Russia’s Rosneft has purchased seismic data on the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea for $1.1 million, Azerbaijani news agency Turan reported on Monday.
Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin signed an agreement with State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic

The first meeting of the working group on the status of the Caspian Sea is scheduled to be held in Baku in November of this year, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said on October 23.
“As is known, in

Taking a cruise is a perfect opportunity to see several sites in one go. Therefore, it is not surprising that this way of traveling is rapidly gaining popularity.
Moreover, cruise trips have become more affordable for a wide range